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Old 12-04-09, 01:36 AM
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Default 2009 LA Auto Show (56k careful)

technically the show starts today 12/4. 12/2 was the press day, and yesterday 12/3 was for some invited guests i suppose.

mb had a special amg preview evening and i was invited, so my wife and i went there to enjoy a good evening of food and wine. mb basically showcase their sls amg. they are right across from lexus.

i took some pics, it's getting late so i will post up more tomorrow. nothing too special about the la auto show, just like more other auto shows. lexus booth is together with scion and toyota, big area. but i have say audi clearly has the best setup this year. very bright, very sharp. porsche had their own exhibition area, pretty interesting

anyway, here go the few pics i have now, will post up more later

mb sls amg




all new e63


white lfa with black roof / wing from japan




gorgeous 911 turbo with red interior


excellent setup by audi, both my wife and i love it


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lovely audi area and the r8





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mb related (since i spent quite some time there...)







one of the actual cars used at amg academy











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aftermarket hall (pretty small, nothing really exciting at all unfortunately...)











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they actually gated what kind of people could get in












porsche "showroom"

still think the car is ugly




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nice pics!

i wish the san francisco auto show had the lfa
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hahaha, yeah i heard the lfa just made it in time for the la auto show.

good thing about going there yesterday evening was the lack of crowd. still there were plenty of people walking around, but at least not like public days especially during weekends, which is completely insane. my wife and i were walking around and we were making predictions where there will be long lines -- including the isf driving game...

we didn't go to all the booth, specially those we never care for. will process all the pics hopefully tomorrow evening and post up
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who still has 56k?


all those audi's look the same.
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Nice pics....the booths look well done by everyone.
 
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all those audi's look the same.
yeah, that red Audi looks the same as that white one
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Great pics!! Thanks for sharing. P.S. what kind of Camera are you using?

I have to say, I am really not impressed by the SLS in any of the pictures that I have seen. It looks like a bloated S2000 in nearly every one.
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Originally Posted by MPLexus301
Great pics!! Thanks for sharing. P.S. what kind of Camera are you using?

I have to say, I am really not impressed by the SLS in any of the pictures that I have seen. It looks like a bloated S2000 in nearly every one.
i was not extremely impressed either. i mean, it's a nice car, but by comparison i don't think it carries the same kind of attention to details like the lfa (maybe i am biased). i didn't hear the details, did they announce the pricing on the car?

i have a nikon d90 and 2 lenses, nikor 18-200 vr and a sigma 10-20. i opted for the 10-20 yesterday coz' it's shorter and lighter, and it paid off big time coz' i could go up close even when there were a lot of people around

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Thanks for the pics

Yes, that nose on the SLS looks FUGLEEE

How does that new LS600hL hybrid grill look in person on the car , any better ?
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